Four miners who have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in Northeast China for more than five days were rescued early Friday morning, rescuers said.
A Yawalapiti boy dips his head into the Xingu River in the Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso State, May 9, 2012.
As the deadline nears for a clear gaokao policy, the public debate over whether the children of migrants should be allowed to take the national college entrance exam is growing in intensity.
A quarter million people were homeless and 477 confirmed dead after the Philippines' worst typhoon this year, officials said on Thursday.
China and Russia on Thursday signed a number of agreements, with a focus on energy and trade, to boost cooperation.
A NASA Earth Observatory handout released Dec 5, 2012 of a composite image of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night.
A giant "pirate ship" stands in a shopping mall in Suzhou,East China's Jiangsu province, on Tuesday. The 13-meter-long vessel, designed as a Caribbean pirate boat,features a Christmas tree, giving the mall a festive feel.
Calling foreign experts "bridges and bonds" in China's tie with the world, Xi took the opportunity to speak on China's foreign diplomacy blueprint, saying that Beijing will continue its basic policy of opening-up.
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The US delegates made no concrete commitments at the Doha climate conference on Wednesday, despite great pressure both domestically and internationally.
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Before boarding his flight to Stockholm on Wednesday, Nobel Laureate Mo Yan said his speeches in Sweden will focus on storytelling, homeland, and an ancient Chinese writer he calls his mentor, according to CCTV.
Cornea donors include seriously ill patients, medical workers, college students and some who died of old age. They all share the same wish to bring others light after their deaths.
Another eye-catching and innovative way of reducing greenhouse gases would be to grow a lawn on top of the car roof.